Handrail inlet element of an escalator, a moving walkway or the like

Abstract

A handrail inlet element for an escalator having a handrail. The handrail inlet element is positioned in a lower banister area of the escalator, and includes two separate elements arranged around the handrail. One of the separate elements includes a recess, and the other of the separate elements includes a corresponding projection for engaging the recess to fix the two separate elements together.

I claim: 
     
       1. A handrail inlet element for an escalator having a handrail, said handrail inlet element being positioned in a lower banister area of the escalator and comprising: two separate elements arranged around the handrail, one of said separate elements including a recess, and the other of said separate elements including a corresponding projection for engaging the recess to fix said two separate elements together, each said separate element including a retaining element and an elastically deformable bellows section connected to said retaining element.   
     
     
       2. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 1, wherein said bellows section is vulcanized to said retaining element. 
     
     
       3. A handrail inlet element as defined in claims 1, wherein said bellows section is conically tapered beginning at said retaining element. 
     
     
       4. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 1, wherein said projection and said recess is vulcanized to said bellows section. 
     
     
       5. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 4, wherein said bellows section has a free front face, said projection and said recess being located in a region of said free front face. 
     
     
       6. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 1, wherein each said retaining element has an angular cross-section forming a leg extending away from said bellows section, said leg including a through bore for connecting respective retaining elements together. 
     
     
       7. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 6, further comprising an intermediate element insertable into the through bores for connecting said respective retaining elements together. 
     
     
       8. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 7, wherein said intermediate element comprises a screw. 
     
     
       9. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 1, wherein each said separate element includes a respective recess and a respective projection, said respective projection of one separate element being orientated to project toward the other separate element for engaging the respective recess of the other separate element. 
     
     
       10. A handrail inlet element as defined in claim 1, wherein said respective projections are located in respective different planes and are arranged to project towards one another. 
     
     
       11. A handrail inlet element for an escalator having a handrail, said handrail inlet element being positioned in a lower banister area of the escalator and comprising: two separate elements arranged around the handrail, one of said separate elements including a recess having a profile, and the other of said separate elements including a projection having a profile corresponding to the recess profile and tapering conically in a direction of said one separate element for engaging the recess to fix said two separate elements together.